After the Raptors played the Chicago Bulls close to even for the bulk of Wednesday’s game, Delon Wright and DeMar DeRozan helped lead their team to a small comeback at the end of the third quarter. DeRozan had been dominant all quarter and scored at will most of the game. Wright, meanwhile, had a career night on multiple fronts. When DeRozan hit the bench at the top of the fourth, Wright led an all-bench group on their second big run of the game.

The Raptors never really looked back. A nine-point deficit flipped to a 13-point lead with 14-2 and 16-2 runs over a 10-minute span, and while three of the starters would eventually come back in to help put things away, the game really didn’t get to a point that felt like a true clutch situation.

The Raptors have not had a ton of games go into those tight clutch situations this season. Toronto ranks fourth in the NBA with 14 double-digit wins and fourth with 10 wins by 15 points or more. While they’ve also been beaten...

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